How To Proceed With Troubleshooting: Notes
HINT:
Carry out troubleshooting in accordance with the procedures on the following page. Here, only the base procedures are shown. Details are provided in the Diagnostics , showing the most effective methods for each circuit. Confirm the troubleshooting procedures first for the relevant circuit before beginning the troubleshooting of that circuit.
- Vehicle brought to workshop
- Go to next step.
- Customer problem analysis
- Ask the customer about the conditions and environment when the problem occurred.
- Go to next step.
- Symptom confirmation and DTC (and freeze frame data) check
- Check the battery positive voltage.
Voltage: 10 - 14 V (Engine stopped)
- Visually check the wire harness, connectors and fuses for open and short, etc.
- Warm up the engine to the normal operating temperature.
- Confirm the problem symptoms and conditions, and check for DTCs according to the applicable chart.
- OK: Go to step 5
- NG: Go To Next Step
- Check the battery positive voltage.
- DTC chart
- Check the results obtained in step 3, then confirm the inspection procedures for the system or the part which should be checked using the DTC chart.
- Go to step 6
- Problem symptoms chart
- Check the results obtained in step 3, then confirm the inspection procedures for the system or the part which should be checked using the problem symptoms table.
- Go to next step.
- Circuit inspection or parts inspection
- Confirm the circuit for the system or the part which should be checked using the problem symptoms table or the results obtained in step 4.
- Go to next step.
- Repair
- Repair the affected system or part in accordance with the instructions in step 6.
- Confirmation test
- After completing repairs, confirm that the problem has been solved (If the problem does not recur, perform a confirmation test under the same conditions and in the same environment as when it occurred for the first time).
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